Iranian swimmers featured dazzling displays at Dubai International Aquatic Championships (DIAC) 2016 in the United Arab Emirates, and managed to pick up 31 medals and set eight records at the tournament.
On Thursday and the final day of the competitions at Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai,Saman Sepiddast, Erfan Moghaddam and Ali Fathi collected a gold medal each in the boys 800 metersfreestyle (the16-17 age category), 200-meter breaststroke (the12-13 agegroup) as well as 100-meter backstroke (the 14-15 age bracket) respectively.
Junior Iranian swimmer Alireza Amin Zomorrodi also received two gold medals in the 100 metersfreestyle and 100-meter backstroke (the 14-15 age group).
Aria Nasimishad finished runner-up in the boys 200-meter breaststroke (the16-17 agecategory), and claimed the silver medal.
Additionally, Nehran Ghasemzadeh and Farjad Mahmoudi settled for bronze in the 200-meter breaststroke (12-13 and 14-15 age brackets).
Dubai International Aquatic Championships (DIAC) 2016 opened in the United Arab Emirates on March 29, and finished on April 7.
The event was organized by the UAE Swimming Federation with the support of Dubai Sports Council and Hamdan Sports Complex.
By Press TV
